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Goodbye Columbus: Brazilian Snapshots

Brazilian journalist visits some families who fit into neither of the prevaling Brazilian stereotypes; luxurious living or desperate poverty. He visits the Patazos Indian tribe of Barra Velha, the black population of Salvador, inclufing the music group Olodum, sees the influence of Catholicism on the community of Tiradentes, and lastly visits a collective farm at Sarandi, which Mader presents as a symbol of hope for a country ravaged by political corruption and economic inequality.
Director: Roberto Mader.
APT Film and Television
UK, 1992

December 30, 2010